ArishMell · 70-79, M
I remember the premiere of Sleep, broadcast live on BBC Radio Three.
I put my bedroom radio on, at a very low volume so I didn't disturb my neighbour through the thin party wall, and went to bed!
I woke briefly a few times, I think more in the vocalese rather than purely instrumental sections, and eventually came fully awake about twenty minutes or so before the finale, which I stayed to hear. It lasts about eight hours in full.
The premiere was held in front of an audience invited to bring sleeping bags and camping mattresses, though apparently the music was quite loud in the auditorium. The work allows performers to rest between their passages.
I put my bedroom radio on, at a very low volume so I didn't disturb my neighbour through the thin party wall, and went to bed!
I woke briefly a few times, I think more in the vocalese rather than purely instrumental sections, and eventually came fully awake about twenty minutes or so before the finale, which I stayed to hear. It lasts about eight hours in full.
The premiere was held in front of an audience invited to bring sleeping bags and camping mattresses, though apparently the music was quite loud in the auditorium. The work allows performers to rest between their passages.
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